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The Beach (2000)

Directed by Danny Boyle · Cinematography by Darius Khondji

R119 min60 frames

DramaAdventureRomanceThriller

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The Beach (2000) movie still: wide — A dark sand beach at night with distant mountains silhouetted against a dark sky. Three young adults sit around…The Beach (2000) movie still: medium — A dense outdoor field with tall green stalks provides cover for three young people. A young man stares…The Beach (2000) movie still: fullbody — A man stands on a vast, light-colored sandy surface under clear sunlight. He holds a cricket bat in his…The Beach (2000) movie still: wide — Two wooden huts with thatched roofs sit among trees on a dark tropical beach. Heavy rain pours down in the…The Beach (2000) movie still: establishing — A dark, jagged island silhouette sits in the center of a calm, moonlit sea. Layers of thin clouds…The Beach (2000) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space with a stark green-tinted fluorescent glow. A man with a shaved head and stubble…The Beach (2000) movie still: wide — A group of three people walks through a narrow shallow river in a forest. Sunlight breaks through the thick…The Beach (2000) movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped wooden enclosure with a narrow horizontal slat opening. A man peers through the gap with a…The Beach (2000) movie still: wide — A dark tropical beach shoreline under a dim orange and purple dusk sky. Three people sit around a small…The Beach (2000) movie still: fullbody — A dark, secluded shoreline at night with gentle waves lapping at the sand. A man and a woman walk slowly…The Beach (2000) movie still: wide — A room with rows of empty and occupied red plastic chairs on a floor. A group of people are scattered across…The Beach (2000) movie still: closeup — A sunny outdoor setting features large colorful parasols providing shade for people. A young man sits in the…The Beach (2000) movie still: closeup — A wet sandy beach meets the ocean surf under a gray overcast sky. A young man lies prone in the sand with…The Beach (2000) movie still: wide — A tiered rocky cliff face supports a narrow waterfall flowing into a shaded basin. Three tiny human figures…The Beach (2000) movie still: closeup — A dense, dark jungle environment filled with out-of-focus tropical leaves. A young man holds a small green…The Beach (2000) movie still: wide — A long wooden pier extends over flat water under a pale pink sky. Four travelers walk across the pier carrying…
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What is The Beach about?

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle, from a screenplay by John Hodge, based on the 1996 novel by Alex Garland. A British–American co-production, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle. The plot centers on a young American backpacker and a French couple who discover a colony of people living on an uninhabited island and contend with the local dangers there. It was filmed on the Thai island of Ko Phi Phi Le.

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What does the cinematography of The Beach look like?

Across 58 sampled frames, The Beach builds its coverage from medium shots (33% of the sample), with wide compositions (31%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Darius Khondji keeps 43% of it in soft, low-key light. 45% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 55% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Beach?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Beach (2000) are #2e2f2b, #121110, #55534c, #71736c, #d1d1c8, #47372c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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